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Greenslopes flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Greenslopes (Brisbane City, QLD) - 2.5 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Greenslopes's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Greenslopes properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,847 Greenslopes properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Greenslopes flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 4,847 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Greenslopes; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

4.4%

215 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 211
  • Historic Flood 1974: 45
  • January 2011: 36

Mapped overland flow

17.0%

824 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 222
  • Medium: 205
  • High: 92
  • Affected: 305

Source: Brisbane City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

Greenslopes at a glance

Parcels 4,520 Median lot 413 m² Mapped easements 304 Bus stops 39 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Greenslopes

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.39 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Greenslopes is zoned

Character residential (Infill housing) 36%
Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) 14%
Sport and recreation (District) 7%
Major health care 6%
Character residential (Character) 6%
Medium density residential 5%

Selling in Greenslopes? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 2.5 km², Greenslopes is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Character residential (Infill housing). The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 413 m² across 4,520 parcels.

Recent development applications in Greenslopes

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

77

Latest included submission: 14 September 2026.

Previous 12 months: 55 (40% higher in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 18
  • Reconfiguring a lot: 8
  • Building work: 38

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Greenslopes

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Greenslopes suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
7,941
usual residents, 2021
Median age
34
years
Median household income
$1,974
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$370
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$1,974
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1072, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Greenslopes's 7,941 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.1%
5-14 8.5%
15-19 3.9%
20-24 9.8%
25-34 24.0%
35-44 16.7%
45-54 12.3%
55-64 9.6%
65-74 6.2%
75-84 2.9%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Greenslopes, the wider ABS statistical area containing Greenslopes. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Greenslopes itself.

7,493 in 2001 to 11,607 in 2025, up 55%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Greenslopes property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Greenslopes, the wider statistical area containing Greenslopes. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,400,000

Median sale price from 78 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$817,500

Median sale price from 183 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.

Greenslopes data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane City Council

Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Greenslopes address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 4,800 Greenslopes addresses (+$9 with the planning report).

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Greenslopes lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Greenslopes planning - frequently asked

Is Greenslopes flood-prone?

About 25% of Greenslopes falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 11% of the 4,847 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 258 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Greenslopes bushfire-prone?

Around 13% of Greenslopes is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

What is the zoning in Greenslopes?

The dominant planning zone in Greenslopes is Character residential (Infill housing), though the suburb also includes Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) and Sport and recreation (District).

Does Greenslopes have heritage-listed places?

Greenslopes has 9 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Greenslopes hilly or flat?

Greenslopes is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 8% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 48 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Greenslopes?

Across 4,520 surveyed parcels in Greenslopes, the median lot size is about 413 m². There are also 304 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Greenslopes have a train station?

There is no train station inside Greenslopes itself. The suburb is served by 39 bus stops.

What is the population of Greenslopes?

At the 2021 Census Greenslopes had 7,941 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Greenslopes statistical area, which contains Greenslopes, went from 7,493 people in 2001 to 11,607 in 2025, up 55%.

Is Greenslopes an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Greenslopes scores 1072 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Greenslopes?

Median household income in Greenslopes was $1,974 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,974 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Stones Corner 1.3 km 76% 0%
Annerley 1.6 km 15% <1%
Coorparoo 1.8 km 35% 4%
Tarragindi 1.8 km 13% 33%
Woolloongabba 2.2 km 39% 0%
Holland Park West 2.3 km 22% 18%
Fairfield 2.5 km 91% 0%
Holland Park 2.6 km 14% 10%
Dutton Park 2.9 km 32% 0%
East Brisbane 3.1 km 48% 0%

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